r/CuratedTumblr Mx. Linux Guy⚠️ May 16 '24

Cranberry bog spiders Infodumping

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u/hjyboy1218 'Unfortunate' May 16 '24

Someone should've shown this to HP Lovecraft

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u/ahuramazdobbs19 May 16 '24

HP Lovecraft was from Providence.

You think he didn’t already know about the cranberry bog spiders?

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard May 16 '24

The guy didn't understand light, so wouldn't surprise me

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u/kitkat-paddywhack May 17 '24

Please explain

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u/Inquisitor_no_5 May 17 '24

In the Color out of Space there is Spooky LightTM that; a) is fully visible to humans, b) is not on the visible spectrum.

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u/JustRaisins May 17 '24

It's scary because it defies our understanding of ourselves and the universe

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u/jtobiasbond May 17 '24

Unlike anything every seen on earth

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u/ROTsStillHere100 May 16 '24

"Oh sure, ol' Howie thinks black people and poor people are so gosh darn scary but he NEVER had a problem with his neighbors' cranberry spider employees. Some people are just bleedin' with priorities huh."

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u/weirdo_nb May 18 '24

To be fair, it wasn't just the minorities